David Thomson (New Zealand politician)

The Right Honourable
David Thomson
CMG MC ED
Thomson in 1969
23rd Minister of Defence
In office
12 December 1966 – 9 February 1972
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byDean Jack Eyre
Succeeded byAllan McCready
In office
28 August 1980 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byFrank Gill
Succeeded byFrank O'Flynn
18th Minister of Tourism
In office
4 March 1967 – 12 December 1969
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byRobert Muldoon
Succeeded byBert Walker
20th Minister of Police
In office
22 December 1969 – 9 February 1972
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byPercy Allen
Succeeded byPercy Allen
23rd Minister of Labour
In office
7 February 1972 – 8 December 1972
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byJack Marshall
Succeeded byHugh Watt
36th Minister of Immigration
In office
7 February 1972 – 8 December 1972
Prime MinisterJack Marshall
Preceded byJack Marshall
Succeeded byFraser Colman
37th Minister of Justice
In office
12 December 1975 – 13 December 1978
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byMartyn Finlay
Succeeded byJim McLay
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Stratford
In office
30 November 1963 – 25 November 1978
Preceded byTom Murray
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Taranaki
In office
25 November 1978 – 14 July 1984
Preceded byIn abeyance (last held by Charles Bellringer)
Succeeded byRoger Maxwell
Personal details
Born
David Spence Thomson

(1915-11-15)15 November 1915
Stratford, New Zealand
Died25 October 1999(1999-10-25) (aged 83)
Political partyNational Party
Spouse
June Grace Adams
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(m. 1942)​
ChildrenFour
ProfessionDairy farmer

David Spence Thomson CMG MC ED PC (14 November 1915 – 25 October 1999) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.